COMPLIMENTS AND CRITICISM

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COMPLIMENTS AND CRITICISM

Compliments and criticism are just like antonyms - two sides of a coin. While one usually makes people feel happy and relaxed, the other oftentimes than not affects the mood in an otherwise manner. Like the Yoruba saying ‘oro gidi a ma yo obi lapo’ which means that ‘good words bring out kolanut from the pocket’, compliments make people feel appreciated, loved, noticed and charged up to do more. It soothes the mind and eases the soul. Compliments make ladies blush and sometimes brings rare smiles to the faces of uptight men.

Compliments are like pain killers to a throbbing ache in a part of one’s body. They make individuals want to continue doing whatever it is that they were complimented for and if possible, in a better way. While the majority of humans feel loved and appreciated upon being complimented, some people naturally do not like compliments. People who didn’t/don’t get much appraisals for good things they did/do find compliments a bit strange. These set of people are not often ‘happy’ or ‘ecstatic’ when on rare occasions they get complimented.

Criticism on the other hand is one of the most essential tool for self-development. Criticism is a requirement for advancement though at times, it might be so hurting due to the tone of its straightforwardness and/or harshness. A lot of people don’t like to be criticized due to several personal reasons. It takes one with a matured mind and thinking coupled with a high judgement code to decipher the message(s) imbedded in criticisms. Criticism intrinsically does not mean to insult, annoy, condemn, or belittle the person or thing under scrutiny. Rather, it is meant to help the person being criticized or the thing under scrutiny get evaluated. It would be erroneous not to establish the fact that some criticisms are wrongfully-placed, ill-mannered and lacking in direction or purpose due to the bias, sentiment or perception of the critic(s).

None of these aforementioned possible ways of criticism takes away the importance of the phenomenon itself in human existence. Criticisms are indicators, perceptions, judgements, deductions, opinions and these are necessary elements of life. Criticism helps in making value-based decisions. They alert the person or the thing under scrutiny that something somewhere somehow might not be working properly and as-a-matter-of-way-forward and urgency need critical inspection and possibly change. Compliments and criticisms are very essential to human existence. We must learn to take both gracefully as they come because they are one of the numerous spices of life and living.
I am Quadri AbdulQudus Bolaji, thank you and God bless you.

Comments

  1. Motivationpalace16 June 2020 at 06:24

    Nice piece keep on bro

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  2. Unknown16 June 2020 at 07:30

    Great article bro, most of us all do prefer compliments to criticism

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  3. Unknown16 June 2020 at 07:35

    Nice article more grace to your elbow

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  4. Unknown16 June 2020 at 07:36

    Hmm kudos qudus

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  5. Unknown16 June 2020 at 08:01

    Most people take criticism as very negative which is not so. It is a chance to get evaluated and better too. Thank you so much for giving us an insight into it so beautifully.

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  6. Egbebi Mariam (emy)16 June 2020 at 20:10

    I learned a lot from this. Thank you very much.

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  7. Unknown27 June 2020 at 14:29

    Yes we should learn to take both compliment and criticism. But me as a person, I think I need to work hard to take criticism. I really hate to be criticised but kilamashe? Hmm

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